Security aspects of electronic data interchange between a state health department and a hospital emergency department

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 70-76

  Magnuson, J A ^a   Klockner, Rocke ^b   Ladd Wilson, Stephen ^a   Zechnich, Andrew ^c   Bangs, Christopher ^d   Kohn, Melvin A ^a  

^a Office of Disease Prevention and Epidemiology   (United States)

^b OREGON DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^c PROVIDENCE ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

computer security; emergency department reporting; public health informatics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER NETWORK; COMPUTER SECURITY; CONFIDENTIALITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RECORD; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; COMPUTER SECURITY; CONFIDENTIALITY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; OREGON; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1642525674     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200401000-00012     Document Type: Article

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